Kennesaw State Owls vs VCU Rams Prediction, 11/26/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kennesaw State Owls vs VCU Rams

Date: Saturday, November 26, 2022

Location: Stuart C. Siegel Center in Richmond, VA

TV: ESPN+

Stuart C. Siegel Center is the site where the VCU Rams (3-2) will take on the Kennesaw State Owls (4-2) on Saturday.

The Kennesaw State Owls faced off with Campbell and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 85-61 in their last contest. Kennesaw State ended the contest with a 47.5% field goal percentage (19 out of 40) and made 8 out of their 22 shots from downtown. From the charity stripe, the Owls converted 15 of their 24 tries for a percentage of 62.5%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 22 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 11 assists for the matchup as well as forcing 12 turnovers and getting 4 steals. When it comes to the defense, Kennesaw State allowed the other team to shoot 57.4% from the field on 27 of 47 shooting. Campbell distributed 13 assists and had 11 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Campbell had 25 rebounds (4 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Campbell walked away from this one shooting 82.1% from the free throw line by converting 23 of their 28 shots. They also converted 8 of 13 shots from distance. In regard to personal fouls, the Owls left the arena with 25 and Campbell recorded 20 personal fouls.

Terrell Burden is someone who was a factor in this contest. He accounted for 15 points on 3 out of 4 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 34 mins played and pulled down 2 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 75.0% from the floor and also earned 3 assists.

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Kennesaw State comes into this one with a mark of 4-2 this year. They turn the ball over 12.7 times per contest and as a group they are committing 18.3 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Kennesaw State is snagging 36.7 boards per contest and is sitting with 93 assists on the campaign, which is 60th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Owls are hitting 40.1% on shots from beyond the arc (59 of 147) and 63.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 79.3 pts per game (84th in Division 1) while going 47.8% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Owls have forced 16.7 turnovers per game while drawing 18.7 personal fouls. They are conceding 34.3% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 137th in college hoops in opponents PPG (66.7). The Owls defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.3% (138 of 326) and they concede 33.7 rebounds per game as a group. They are ranked 121st in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 58 relinquished for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the VCU Rams took a loss by a final score of 62-47 when they played Memphis. When it comes to how they rebounded, VCU allowed Memphis to snag 35 overall (8 offensive). They went 33.3% from three-point range by shooting 5 of 15 and ended up going 9 of 13 at the free throw line (69.2%). The Rams allowed Memphis to bury 24 of 57 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.1% in this matchup. When the game finished, the Rams went 16 out of 55 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 29.1%. When talking about 3-point attempts, VCU converted 6 of their 24 attempts (25.0%). They were able to knock down 9 of them for a clip of 69.2%. Memphis was called for 17 fouls for this game which got the Rams to the free throw line for 13 shots. They coughed it up 17 times, while earning 9 steals in this matchup. The Rams were able to snag 23 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 34 in this contest.

Jamir Watkins ended up having an impact for the Rams in this game. He had 14 points in his 34 mins on the court and tallied 3 dimes for this contest. He made 5 out of 11 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 45.5%, and earned 10 rebounds.

VCU has a record of 3-2 so far this year. The Rams are committing 16.6 fouls per contest and they connect on 68.5% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 10.4 times per game (330th in the country) and they turn the ball over 17.4 times per game. VCU has scored 319 points so far this year (63.8 per game) and they pull down 35.0 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Rams are hitting on 39.3% from the floor, which is 334th in the nation.

The Rams on defense are ranked 42nd in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 60.4. They are forcing 19.2 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.2% from the field (113th in D-1). The VCU defense allows 27.8% on shots from beyond the arc (25 of 90) and opponents are connecting on 70.5% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 11.2 assists and 35.6 rebounds per contest, ranking them 119th and 224th in Division 1.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Kennesaw State

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